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purchase
[ pur-chuhs ]
/ ˈpɜr tʃəs /
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verb (used with object), pur·chased, pur·chas·ing.
verb (used without object), pur·chased, pur·chas·ing.
to buy something.
noun
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Origin of purchase
synonym study for purchase
1. See buy.
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British Dictionary definitions for purchase
purchase
/ (ˈpɜːtʃɪs) /
verb (tr)
noun
Derived forms of purchase
purchaser, nounWord Origin for purchase
C13: from Old French porchacier to strive to obtain, from por- for + chacier to chase 1
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